The High Court at Madras dismissed two writ petitions filed under Article 226 challenging the illegal transfer of electricity service connections. The court held that the petitions were infructuous as the service connections had already been restored in the petitioner's name by the time of the hearing.
None; the petitions were dismissed as infructuous.
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W.P.Nos.27896 and 27897 of 2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.10.2022
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR
W.P.Nos.27896 and 27897 of 2015 & M.P.Nos.1 to 3 of 2015
K.Moorthy ... Petitioner in both the Petitions
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W.P.Nos.27896 and 27897 of 2015
Prayer in W.P.No.27896 of 2015 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in L.R.No.AE/JE.O&M/TVK/F. Name Transfer / D.No.111/2015-2016 dated 19.06.2015 whereby the electricity service connection no.030:015:235 (Tariff LA1A) for the premises at New Door No.37, Old Door No.15, 2nd street, K.C.Garden, Peravallur, Chennai – 600 082 is transferred from the name of the petitioner to the name of the 3rd respondent and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents 1 & 2 to restore the said electricity service connection in the name of the petitioner.
Prayer in W.P.No.27897 of 2015: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in L.R.No.AE/JE.O&M/TVK/F. Name Transfer / D.No.112/2015-2016 dated 19.06.2015 whereby the electricity service connection no.030:015:45 (Tariff LA1A) for the premises at New Door No.37, Old Door No.15, 2nd street, K.C.Garden, Peravallur, Chennai – 600 082 is transferred from the name of the petitioner to the name of the 3rd respondent and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents 1 & 2 to restore the said electricity service connection in the name of the petitioner.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Stalin For Respondents : Mr.Jai Venkatesh for R1 & R2 Mr.P.C.Harikumar for R3 & R4 for M/s P.C.Harikumar Associates
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W.P.Nos.27896 and 27897 of 2015
C O M M O N O R D E R
Since the issue involved in both the petitions are one and the
same, they are taken up together and a common order is being passed.
the petitioner, the present Writ Petitions are hereby dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether writ petitions challenging the transfer of electricity connections survive adjudication when the connections were restored in the petitioner's name before the hearing.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K.Moorthy
The Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
The Assistant Engineer, O&M Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, CEDC North Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
S.Yuvarajan
V.Kasirajan
N.SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
